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thenar
[ thee-nahr ]
noun
, Anatomy.
- the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- the fleshy prominence or ball of muscle at the base of the thumb.
adjective
- of or relating to the thenar.
thenar
/ ˈθiːnɑː /
noun
- the palm of the hand
- the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb
adjective
- of or relating to the palm or the region at the base of the thumb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thenar1
1665–75; < New Latin < Greek thénar palm of hand or sole of foot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thenar1
C17: via New Latin from Greek; related to Old High German tenar palm of the hand
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Example Sentences
In the ox and the horse we meet with no vestige of the muscles of the thenar or hypothenar eminences.
From Project Gutenberg
Cramps: In right thenar; ceasing there as it goes to the left.
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